Stevenage 3 Newcastle 1

Edinburgh 27 Northampton 31

Mark Cueto scored twice as Sale Sharks continued their comfortable march in the European Challenge Cup with an emphatic 53-14 victory over Petrarca.

Leaders Wigan crashed to their first defeat of the season as visitors Plymouth enjoyed a 2-0 victory in the Coca-Cola Championship.

Livewire striker Leon Knight scored twice as Brighton maintained their 100% start to the season with a 2-1 victory over highly-fancied QPR.

Former Middlesbrough striker Andy Campbell came off the bench to fulfil Cardiff’s undoubted potential with an extra-time goal which put the Welsh club into the First Division.